Teams / American Athletic / Memphis
Index · this season
68
at its 5-year level
Career63since 1936
Peak782019
Last 567seasons
#53 nationally · 5-1 (2-0 conf)
Résumé #41 · record ahead of its play
Schedule so far #125
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Memphis Tigers
American Athletic · Memphis, TN · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium · Head coach Charles Huff
25-16-1 all time (42 meetings since 1954)
Memphis leads
Last: lost 38-32 (2025)
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
3All-Americans
69NFL picks
48.0%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1955. Every season →
Chemistry
62
44Foundation
83Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +5Trending up
early · #48 of 138
HC year1
Ret. starters5%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 5-1 | American Athletic | — | #53 | 68 | Charles Huff |
| 2025 | 8-5 | American Athletic | — | #59 | 67 | Ryan Silverfield; Reggie Howard |
| 2024 | 11-2 | American Athletic | #24 | #56 | 68 | Ryan Silverfield |
| 2023 | 10-3 | American Athletic | — | #55 | 67 | Ryan Silverfield |
| 2022 | 7-6 | American Athletic | — | #43 | 71 | Ryan Silverfield |
| 2021 | 6-6 | American Athletic | — | #83 | 61 | Ryan Silverfield |
| 2020 | 8-3 | American Athletic | — | — | — | Ryan Silverfield |
| 2019 | 12-2 | American Athletic | #17 | #20 | 78 | Mike Norvell |
| 2018 | 8-6 | American Athletic | — | #61 | 66 | Mike Norvell |
| 2017 | 10-3 | American Athletic | #25 | #31 | 75 | Mike Norvell |
| 2016 | 8-5 | American Athletic | — | #50 | 69 | Mike Norvell |
| 2015 | 9-4 | American Athletic | — | #35 | 74 | Justin Fuente |
| 2014 | 10-3 | American Athletic | #25 | #41 | 72 | Justin Fuente |
| 2013 | 3-9 | American Athletic | — | #94 | 57 | Justin Fuente |
| 2012 | 4-8 | Conference USA | — | #107 | 52 | Justin Fuente |
| 2011 | 2-10 | Conference USA | — | #117 | 24 | Larry Porter |
| 2010 | 1-11 | Conference USA | — | #116 | 33 | Larry Porter |
| 2009 | 2-10 | Conference USA | — | #107 | 50 | Tommy West |
| 2008 | 6-7 | Conference USA | — | #88 | 56 | Tommy West |
| 2007 | 7-6 | Conference USA | — | #99 | 51 | Tommy West |
| 2006 | 2-10 | Conference USA | — | #101 | 52 | Tommy West |
| 2005 | 7-5 | Conference USA | — | #76 | 60 | Tommy West |
| 2004 | 8-4 | Conference USA | — | #69 | 62 | Tommy West |
| 2003 | 9-4 | Conference USA | — | #49 | 67 | Tommy West |
| 2002 | 3-9 | Conference USA | — | #89 | 55 | Tommy West |
| 2001 | 5-6 | Conference USA | — | #72 | 63 | Tommy West |
| 2000 | 4-7 | Conference USA | — | #84 | 58 | Rip Scherer |
| 1999 | 5-6 | Conference USA | — | #37 | 71 | Rip Scherer |
| 1998 | 2-9 | Conference USA | — | #89 | 54 | Rip Scherer |
| 1997 | 4-7 | Conference USA | — | #79 | 57 | Rip Scherer |
| 1996 | 4-7 | Conference USA | — | #69 | 61 | Rip Scherer |
| 1995 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #80 | 57 | Rip Scherer |
| 1994 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #71 | 61 | Chuck Stobart |
| 1993 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 67 | Chuck Stobart |
| 1992 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #26 | 74 | Chuck Stobart |
| 1991 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #54 | 64 | Chuck Stobart |
| 1990 | 4-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #67 | 61 | Chuck Stobart |
| 1989 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #87 | 53 | Chuck Stobart |
| 1988 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #55 | 64 | Charlie Bailey |
| 1987 | 5-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #49 | 65 | Charlie Bailey |
| 1986 | 1-10 | FBS Independents | — | #96 | 44 | Charlie Bailey |
| 1985 | 2-7-2 | FBS Independents | — | #57 | 63 | Rey Dempsey |
| 1984 | 5-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 68 | Rey Dempsey |
| 1983 | 6-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #27 | 76 | Rex Dockery |
| 1982 | 1-10 | FBS Independents | — | #87 | 52 | Rex Dockery |
| 1981 | 1-10 | FBS Independents | — | #94 | 56 | Rex Dockery |
| 1980 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #102 | 52 | Richard Williamson |
| 1979 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #85 | 58 | Richard Williamson |
| 1978 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #87 | 58 | Richard Williamson |
| 1977 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #44 | 70 | Richard Williamson |
| 1976 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #41 | 69 | Richard Williamson |
| 1975 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #63 | 63 | Richard Williamson |
| 1974 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 68 | Fred Pancoast |
| 1973 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | #53 | 65 | Fred Pancoast |
| 1972 | 5-5-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #67 | 60 | Fred Pancoast |
| 1971 | 5-6 | Missouri Valley | — | #37 | 66 | Billy Murphy |
| 1970 | 6-4 | Missouri Valley | — | #66 | 60 | Billy Murphy |
| 1969 | 8-2 | Missouri Valley | — | #33 | 71 | Billy Murphy |
| 1968 | 6-4 | Missouri Valley | — | #30 | 72 | Billy Murphy |
| 1967 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | #26 | 75 | Billy Murphy |
| 1966 | 7-2 | FBS Independents | — | #30 | 72 | Billy Murphy |
| 1965 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 66 | Billy Murphy |
| 1964 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #68 | 61 | Billy Murphy |
| 1963 | 9-0-1 | FBS Independents | — | #23 | 76 | Billy Murphy |
| 1962 | 8-1 | FBS Independents | — | #17 | 78 | Billy Murphy |
| 1961 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #31 | 71 | Billy Murphy |
| 1960 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 69 | Billy Murphy |
| 1959 | 1-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1958 | 0-4 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1957 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1956 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1955 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.